2021 BE Conference Speaker and Mentor Portraits, From Cynthia Erivo to Janet Mock (Photos)
Vivica A. Fox, Dascha Polanco, “Friends” creator Marta Kauffman and more participate in the fifth annual event for women’s networking and mentorship
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‘Younger’ Star Molly Bernard on Breaking Into Acting and Making Friends With Rejection (Video)
BE Conference 2021: Bernard stars as Lauren on the Paramount+ series and in the film “Milkwater”
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‘She’s the Boss’ Star Nicole Walters Tells Entrepreneurs: ‘What Authenticity Looks Like Is Imperfection’ (Video)
BE Conference 2021: There are other things you need to do to run your own company, including creating an LLC and business bank account, the Inherit CEO advises
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Padma Lakshmi on the Importance of Taking Time for Yourself: ‘Being Busy Doesn’t Mean You’re Successful’ (Video)
BE Conference 2021: “Being productive and effective means you’re successful,” host says
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Vivica A Fox Calls Directing ‘Next Chapter for My Career’ (Video)
BE Conference 2021: Fox directed the short film “Through Her Eyes,” produced by Tressa Azarel Smallwood
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How ‘Genius: Aretha’ Star Cynthia Erivo Learned Not to Play the Part of the ‘Strong Black Woman’ (Video)
BE Conference 2021: “I had to really come to terms with that because I had been doing the opposite,” Oscar nominee says
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Entrepreneurs Urge Mindset Shift: Make Your ‘Side Hustle’ the Main Event (Video)
BE Conference 2021: Being an entrepreneur is “not what Instagram tells you. It’s not the beach with the laptop,” Endlessly Elated CEO Kathleen Pagan says
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Female Directors and Producers Explain Why Success Is More Dangerous Than Failure (Video)
BE Conference 2021: “It messes with you in a potentially really, really bad way,” says “The Undoing” director Susanne Bier
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Breaking Barriers Means Becoming Your Own Mentor, Industry Pioneers Say (Video)
BE Conference 2021: “I’m never going to shrink myself to fit in where I don’t belong,” says model and body positive activist Tess Holliday
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ICM Partners’ Lorrie Bartlett on LA Times Exposé: ‘We Take All of That Incredibly Seriously’ (Video)
“I think with any large corporation, not everybody behaves well,” the agency’s head of talent says
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How ICM’s Lorrie Bartlett’s Overcame Adversity and Fat-Shaming Early in Her Career
BE Conference 2021: “For me it was really devastating because I thought, ‘Wow, I’m actually doing pretty great work,'” Bartlett tells TheWrap’s Sharon Waxman
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Female Creatives Explain How They Found Inspiration During the Pandemic (Video)
BE Conference 2021: Asia Hall, Dana Scruggs and Natalia Chao share their experiences
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Ariana DeBose, Tiffany Boone, Javicia Leslie and Ashley Park Hope Hollywood’s Diversity Push Isn’t ‘Just a Wave’ (Video)
BE Conference 2021: “It’s part of our job as public figures now to ask, how can we make more spaces for us?” DeBose says
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Welcome to BE Conference 2021!
Mentorship, inspiration and networking are here for three days
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Imagine TV’s Samie Kim Falvey on Women Breaking Into Hollywood: ‘You Have to Swim Outside Your Lane’ (Video)
BE Conference 2020: “You have to acknowledge and commit to the fact that it’s harder and takes longer to build that inclusivity in,” Falvey says
